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Space tech funding in India on the rise, Bengaluru tops the chart: Report

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Space tech funding in India on the rise, Bengaluru tops the chart: Report

As India’s space tech funding reached a record $200 million in 2025, Bengaluru has emerged the ecosystem leader attracting more than half of the ecosystem funding, shows a new report by market research firm Tracxn. According to the report, the sector has raised approximately $871 million in funding as of July 2026. The top 10…

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Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket lifts off from Sriharikota

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Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket lifts off from Sriharikota

Private rocket Vikram-1 carrying tech payloads and special postcards lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Saturday (July 18, 2026). Earlier, the launch was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket was launched at 12.05 p.m. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to be launched…

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Launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, rescheduled

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Launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, rescheduled

The launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, which was scheduled to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on July 18 at 11.30 am, was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket will be launched at 12.05 PM. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital…

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India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for July 18 lift-off

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India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for July 18 lift-off

India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 at the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1 will be launched on July 18, 2026, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Private space launch company Skyroot Aerospace on Thursday…

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Diamond jewellery, microart cast in shape of 18K gold rocket among payloads to be launched by Vikram-1

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Diamond jewellery, microart cast in shape of 18K gold rocket among payloads to be launched by Vikram-1

Vikram-1 will carry two payloads celebrating creativity and India’s scientific heritage. These include Cosmic Bloom, developed by Cosmos Diamonds, featuring a diamond jewellery creation mounted on an aluminium base plate, and Microart by Ajay Kumar Mattewada, an 18K gold rocket holding micro-sculptures of Sir C.V. Raman, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam —…

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